Debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is “conclusively” from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has confirmed. The Boeing 777 aircraft was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8th 2014 when it vanished from radar. All 239 people on board are presumed dead.

Russian officials at the United Nations have vetoed a draft resolution to set up a tribunal to investigate the Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster. The plane came down over Ukraine in July 2014 and is widely believed to have been hit by a missile fired by Russian-back rebels in the east of the country.

Malaysia Airlines has moved to reassure the flying public that daily operations are very much business as usual as it finalises the restructure that owner Khazanah, Malaysia’s sovereign fund, commenced last year. Airline operations are to be transitioned to a new company, Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), on September 1st. To effect this change and facilitate the transfer of selected assets and liabilities from the existing organisation, Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS), Khazanah appointed an administrator earlier this week.

Malaysia Airlines will be undertaking a network rationalisation exercise as part of the national carrier’s 12-point Recovery Plan outlined by Khazanah Nasional last year. Government controlled Khazanah Nasional took control of the airline following the loss of two Malaysian Airlines planes in 2014. The revised network plan is in line with MAS’ overall strategy to be more regionally-focused, with a strong global connectivity through its oneworld alliance and partners.

Malaysia Airlineshas held a private gathering to remember the 13 employees lost when flight MH370 disappeared en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur one year ago today. The event at the Malaysia Airlines Academy, Kelana Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, was attended by MAS employees and family members of those employees lost.

The Northern Territory Government has sent warm congratulations to Malaysia Airlines, which today celebrates a successful first year of operation in Darwin. “This weekend marks the first anniversary of the return of Malaysia Airlines to the Top End after an 11 year hiatus,” minister for transport Peter Styles said. “Through Malaysia Airlines, the Territory can now link through to important trading partners such as Japan and Vietnam, which are so critical to the development of Northern Australia.”